Outside of that the whole year is a blank.

I think that you learn some great lessons in this business, and one of them is to accept the disappointments as part of the game. I think I've learned that over the years very well. The highs are really high. If you can cope with the lows, you can have a ball. I'm very passionate about racing. ... I think everyone ought to own a horse.

That's an advantage of being older.

Out-of-control spending by government requires a different kind of taxpayer group. AFP is that difference because we organize, educate and mobilize real grassroots citizens and help them make sure their elected officials are held accountable and understand free-market policies, ... We're hitting the ground running, with two grassroots training schools set for citizens in Charlottesville and Roanoke in the next week, and we'll have at least half a dozen grassroots schools completed by November 1. This new grassroots presence will lead to a stronger economy, which means new and better-paying jobs and more prosperity across Virginia.

We're not coming into Virginia to be a one-note Johnny.

The 9-9-9 plan would resuscitate this economy because it replaces the outdated tax code that allows politicians to pick winners and losers, and to provide favors in the form of tax breaks, special exemptions and loopholes. It simplifies the code dramatically: 9% business flat tax, 9% personal flat tax, 9% sales tax.